Pomeroy, New South Wales
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Pomeroy | |||||||||||||
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Wollondilly River in Pomeroy | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 34°39′24″S 149°30′04″E / 34.65667°S 149.50111°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 659 m (2,162 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 94 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2580 | ||||||||||||
| County | Argyle | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Pomeroy | ||||||||||||
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Pomeroy is a locality on the border of Goulburn Mulwaree Council and Upper Lachlan Shire in New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It lies on the upper Wollondilly River, about 23 kilometers (14 mi) northwest of Goulburn and 110 kilometers (68 mi) northeast of Canberra. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 115.[4]
Pomeroy had a state school from 1868 to 1915. This was described at different times as a "public school", a "half-time school" or a "provisional school". Prior to January 1876, it was called Mummell Public School.[5]